Valid & Required Productions

About

In 2014 I created a conscious media production company with academy award-winning writer/director, Mark Millhone, who has since become my life partner in all things. Our company aims to enrich the lives of our audience, creating content that promotes an awakened, adventurous collective consciousness. The name Valid & Required was inspired by the book, The Presence Process, by Michael Brown, a book that helped inspire us to own our experiences. When we do, our life becomes more colorful, interesting and emotionally stimulating, just like a good story. And just as every character’s experience is both valid & required for the story to move forward, our own personal experiences, good and bad, are also necessary to evolve.

And we believe when we become more accountable for our growth, we help guide humanity towards a more sustainable, unified world. The company primarily creates motion pictures and video content, but has also produced for the web, as well as created photography books. Valid & Required short films have won the prestigious Los Angeles Film Awards and IndieFEST Awards of Excellence, and have been finalists in LA CineFest Awards and the Filmmatic Filmmaker Awards . Their music videos have played on VH1 and have been seen by millions via high profile artist’s websites. They have created short form web content for National Geographic Online and have screened and won awards at Sidewalk Film Festival, Anchorage International Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, and many more.

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In beauty, it’s begun. –V&R Team